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O, let America be America again —
The land that never has been yet —
And yet must be — the land where every man is free.
Langston Hughes1901–1967“Let America Be America Again” (1935)
- Freedom
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Langston Hughes1901–1967I, Too (1925)In context
- Race
I, too, am America.
Langston Hughes1901–1967I, Too (1925)In context
- Race
What we need are critical lovers of America⁠—patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.
Hubert Humphrey1911–1978
We need an America with the wisdom of experience. But we must not let America grow old in spirit.
Hubert Humphrey1911–1978
The Declaration of Independence is the grandest, the bravest, and the profoundest political document that was ever signed by the representatives of a people.
Robert G. Ingersoll1833–1899Centennial Oration (4 July 1876)
- Politics
To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation.
Andrew Jackson1767–1845Proclamation regarding the Nullification Ordinance of South Carolina (10 December 1832)
Our flag is red, white and blue, but our nation is a rainbow⁠—red, yellow, brown, black and white⁠—and we’re all precious in God’s sight.
Jesse Jackson1941–2026
America is not like a blanket: one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.
Jesse Jackson1941–2026Address to the Democratic National Convention (1984)
Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy.
Jesse Jackson1941–2026Biography Civil Rights Activist, Minister, Journalist, Biography.com.
- Democracy
While the Declaration was directed against an excess of authority, the Constitution was directed against anarchy.
Robert H. Jackson1892–1954The Struggle for Judicial Supremacy: A Study in Crisis in American Power Politics (1941), P. 8
- Government
The Executive, except for recommendation and veto, has no legislative power.
Robert H. Jackson1892–1954Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer, 343 U.S. 579 (1952) (concurring), at 654-655.
- Government
- Presidency
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to Thomas Cooper (29 November 1802)
- Government
The flames kindled on the Fourth of July, 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826Letter to John Adams (12 September 1821)
It is part of the American character to consider nothing as desperate⁠—to surmount every difficulty by resolution and contrivance.
Thomas Jefferson1743–1826